Modeling and Simulation of Microstructural Evolution in Metallic Materials
A special issue of Metals (ISSN 2075-4701). This special issue belongs to the section "Crystallography and Applications of Metallic Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2026 | Viewed by 560
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In recent years, computational modeling and simulation have emerged as powerful tools for predicting the formation, transformation, and evolution of complex microstructures in metallic materials under various processing conditions. This Special Issue aims to present the latest advances in the modeling and simulation of microstructural evolution in metallic materials.
Topics covered in this Special Issue include, but are not limited to, the following:
- The simulation of microstructural evolution during materials processing, such as solidification processes, solid-state phase transformations, recrystallization and grain growth, welding, and additive manufacturing, using phase-field, cellular automaton, kinetic Monte Carlo, level-set, and other relevant methods.
- The integration of microstructure modeling with machine learning, including accelerating the prediction of microstructural evolution, designing advanced alloys, and establishing data-driven mappings between process parameters, microstructure, and mechanical properties to guide process optimization.
- Multiscale simulation frameworks coupling different computational techniques (e.g., phase-field method, macroscopic FEM, CALPHAD, crystal plasticity, molecular dynamics, discrete dislocation dynamics) to bridge scales from atoms to engineering levels.
- Advances in computational methodologies for microstructure simulation, including novel model formulations, efficient numerical algorithms, high-performance computing strategies, and open-source software dedicated to metallic material systems.
We seek original research articles and comprehensive reviews that highlight recent progress in this field. All manuscripts will undergo a rigorous peer-review process to ensure their quality and relevance. We look forward to receiving your work and welcome any comments or suggestions for this Special Issue.
Dr. Chunwen Guo
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- phase field
- microstructural evolution
- solidification
- solid-state phase transformation
- grain growth
- integration of phase-field modeling with machine learning
- processing parameter optimization
- multiscale simulation
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